The Carpenters
The Carpenters were an American musical duo. The members were Richard Carpenter and his sister Karen. Starting in 1969, the duo had many popular songs including "We've Only Just Begun", "Close to You", "Sing", "Rainy Days and Mondays", "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" and others. They continued until Karen's death in 1983 of bulimia in Downey, California. They sold over 100 million albums.
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 Karen and Richard Carpenter, at the White House on August 1, 1972. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | Pop, soft rock, adult contemporary |
| Years active | 1969–1983 |
| Labels | A&M |
| Associated acts | The Richard Carpenter Trio |
| Website | richardandkarencarpenter.com |
| Past members | Karen Carpenter Richard Carpenter |
Albums
- Offering/Ticket to Ride (1969)
- Close to You (1970)
- Carpenters (1971)
- A Song for You (1972)
- Now & Then (1973)
- Horizon (1975)
- A Kind of Hush (1976)
- Passage (1977)
- Christmas Portrait (1978)
- Made in America (1981)
Posthumous releases
- Voice of the Heart (1983)
- An Old-Fashioned Christmas (1984)
- Lovelines (1989)
- As Time Goes By (2004)
The Carpenters Media
Publicity photo of Karen Carpenter from Billboard, November 1973* There are no copyright markings as can be seen at the full view link. A&M did not mark this special ad section with copyright mark(s); the Billboard copyright covers editorial content only-not advertisements, which would need to have their own copyrights for protection. These pages are marked "Special Section sp
The Carpenters logo, originally designed for their self titled album
Publicity photo of Richard Carpenter from Billboard, November 1973
Publicity photo of w:Karen Carpenter from Billboard, November 1973
Cashbox advertisement, September 17, 1977
The Carpenters' star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
A Wurlitzer electric piano similar to that used by Richard in the Carpenters
The Carpenters were sometimes criticized for their "clean cut" image.
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